John George

Actor · 1898–1968 · Aleppo, Syria

Biography

John George was a Syrian actor who came to the United States in 1912 via France. He appeared in numerous films beginning in 1916. Much later in his career he appeared in several television series. The vast majority of his roles throughout the years were uncredited bit parts. Mr. George's original name was Tufei Filhela; on his 1925 United States citizenship naturalization Declaration of Intention document, he signed his name "Tufei Filhela known as John George". His surname was neither Filthela nor Fatella, as today sometimes is claimed.

Acted in 172

1960s

1961
One-Eyed Jacks
Townsman (uncredited)
69
1960
Ocean's Eleven
Vendor (uncredited)
59
Heller in Pink Tights
Cheyenne Audience Member

1950s

1959
The Miracle
Bullfight Spectator
The Untouchables
Reporter at Hearing (uncredited), Spectator Outside Arena (uncredited) · 1 episode
80
The Rebel
Townsman (uncredited) · 2 episodes
70
Bonanza
Townsman (uncredited), Roustabout (uncredited), Miner (uncredited) · 3 episodes
74
The Blue Angel
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Townsman (uncredited)
73
1958
Timbuktu
Praying Sudanese Peasant (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
79
1957
Perry Mason
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · 1 episode
81
Have Gun, Will Travel
Townsman (uncredited), Padre (uncredited), Barfly (uncredited), Marcher (uncredited), Score Keeper (uncredited), Hotel Carlton Shoe Shiner (uncredited) · 10 episodes
81
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Marcher in Parade (uncredited)
68
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
69
Dr. Fu Manchu
Kolb · 14 episodes
The Killing
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
85
The Conqueror
Drummer Boy (uncredited)
1955
The Square Jungle
News Vendor (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Barfly (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited), Longbranch Customer (uncredited), Trial Spectator (uncredited) · 17 episodes
77
We're No Angels
Vendor (uncredited)
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
Kiss Me Deadly
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
80
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
78
1954
The Silver Chalice
Audience Member (uncredited)
37
Deep in My Heart
Street Vendor (uncredited)
The Egyptian
Man in Street (uncredited)
65
Apache
Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
64
Annie Oakley
Worker at Show (uncredited) · 1 episode
67
1953
Flight to Tangier
Cart Vendor
Here Come the Girls
Audience Member (uncredited)
The President's Lady
Spectator at Speech (uncredited)
Desert Legion
Dwarf (uncredited)
1952
Off Limits
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
Dwarf in Pool Hall (uncredited) · 1 episode
74
The Big Sky
Passerby (uncredited)
74
Son of Ali Baba
Villager (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Johnny (uncredited)
73
Pat and Mike
Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
74
Glory Alley
Vendor (uncredited)
Scaramouche
Show Spectator (uncredited)
74
Rancho Notorious
Race Spectator (uncredited)
76
Singin' in the Rain
Audience Member (uncredited)
90
1951
My Favorite Spy
Merchant (uncredited)
Dragnet
Derelict (uncredited) · 1 episode
72
Ten Tall Men
Tovic (uncredited)
61
A Streetcar Named Desire
Passerby (uncredited)
86
M
Man in Mob (uncredited)
67
1950
Pygmy Island
Pygmy in Rescue Party
Crisis
Man In Street Crowd (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Townsman (uncredited)
75
The Gunfighter
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
83

1940s

1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Peasant (uncredited)
62
The Undercover Man
Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited)
1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Midget (uncredited)
The Creeper
Waiter
Berlin Express
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1947
I Walk Alone
Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)
65
Killer McCoy
Man at Gym (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Movie
California
Miner (uncredited)
1946
The Devil's Playground
Shorty
Canyon Passage
Miner (uncredited)
77
Two Sisters from Boston
Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Mug (uncredited)
1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy
News Vendor (uncredited)
The Spanish Main
Pirate (uncredited)
64
A Thousand and One Nights
Dwarf at Table in Inn
60
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hunchback (uncredited)
76
A Song to Remember
Servant (uncredited)
66
1944
The Whistler
Bum (Uncredited)
The Desert Song
Riff (uncredited)
59
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Villager (uncredited)
62
1942
Reunion in France
Citizen (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
Food Vendor (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
73
Ringside Maisie
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
Man in Carnival Crowd (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Newsboy Outside Opera House (uncredited)
More About Nostradamus
Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
Second Peddler Asked to Delay Inspector (uncredited)
Captain Caution
Sailor (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1930s

1939
Tower of London
Spy (uncredited)
City in Darkness
Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
At the Circus
Man Leaving Diner (uncredited)
73
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Townsman (uncredited)
81
Lucky Night
Flower Man (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
1938
If I Were King
Beggar (uncredited)
1937
Stand-In
Man at Studio Gate (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
Beggar
Man Of The People
Man On Street (uncredited)
1936
The Jungle Princess
Native (uncredited)
The Garden of Allah
Waiter (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
(uncredited)
San Francisco
Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited)
75
Master Will Shakespeare
Townsman (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
Small Man with Entourage (uncredited)
Under Two Flags
Arab (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Gnome (Uncredited)
Rose Marie
Barfly (uncredited)
Riffraff
Fisherman (uncredited)
1935
East of Java
Crewman
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
(uncredited)
I Live My Life
Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Dante's Inferno
Abdullah (uncredited)
The Black Room
Inn Waiter (uncredited)
68
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Harip, The Grave Opener (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
Convict (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Woman
Street Beggar (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire
Gypsy (uncredited)
69
Bride of Frankenstein
Villager (uncredited)
85
1934
Babes in Toyland
Barnaby's Minion (uncredited)
77
The Spectacle Maker
The Court Jester
The Cat's-Paw
Gangster (uncredited)
The Black Cat
Cultist (uncredited)
74
Bombay Mail
Vendor (uncredited)
1933
Voltaire
Protester in Montage
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Bum (uncredited)
The Monkey's Paw
Hindu (uncredited)
1932
Island of Lost Souls
Beast (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
Bird Shop Thug (uncredited)
Chandu the Magician
Bidder at Slave Market (uncredited)
The Circus Show-Up
Roustabout (uncredited)
Hell Divers
Barfly (uncredited)
1931
Trapped
Al, Tony's Midget Henchman
The Unholy Garden
Arab
The Phantom of Paris
First Prisoner
Son of India
Beggar (uncredited)
Smart Money
Extra on Train (uncredited)
68
Iron Man
Card Player (uncredited)
Drácula
Scientist (uncredited)
Dracula
Small Scientist (uncredited)
77
1930
Way for a Sailor
(uncredited)
Outside the Law
Humpy
Under a Texas Moon
(uncredited)

1920s

1929
Condemned!
Inmate
The Charlatan
Count Merlin's Assistant (uncredited)
1928
The Man Who Laughs
Dwarf (uncredited)
82
The Big City
The Arab
1927
My Best Girl
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
Two Arabian Knights
Arab on Ship (uncredited)
The Unknown
Cojo
83
The King of Kings
(uncredited)
71
The Night of Love
Jester
1926
Don Juan
Hunchback (uncredited)
77
The Bells
Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)
The Road to Mandalay
Servant
The Volga Boatman
Red Army Soldier, Soldier (uncredited)
Mare Nostrum
Servant (uncredited)
1924
Helen's Babies
Gypsy (uncredited)
The Red Lily
Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Code of the Sea
Demon (uncredited)
When a Girl Loves
Grishka
1923
Scaramouche
Polichinelle
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(uncredited)
76
Where the Pavement Ends
Napuka Joe
1922
Trifling Women
Achmet
The Prisoner of Zenda
Assassin
1921
Miracles of the Jungle
See'er of All
The Conquering Power
Villager (uncredited)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Argentine Ranch Resident (uncredited)
74
Outside the Law
Humpy (uncredited)
1920
The Mark of Zorro
Prisoner in Jail
76

1910s

1919
The Trail of the Octopus
Borno - The Ape Man
1918
Frauds and Frenzies
Prisoner (uncredited)
1917
Triumph
Backstage Extra (uncredited)
The Reward of the Faithless
Dwarf (uncredited)
Black Orchids
Ali Bara
1916
Shoes
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
73
Bobbie of the Ballet
Tenement Dweller